Lucy Wickshire 29 Chapter Four 7

It was morning the next day and Walter already had something to make his day better. He had just dressed and eaten, when a servant appeared to announce Lord Morge's arrival. The servant had but finished when Lord Morge walked in. Looking at his figure that seemed to have hurried over, Walter knew he he found something.

"Let go in." Walter invited him into the study.

"You were right." Lord Morge said as the door of the study closed.

"What did you find?" Walter asked.

"The minister works for the queen. He has helped her embezzle a lot of money in the past. It's a full evidence of corrupt practices. But that is not what bothers me. Everybody knows Lady Steinhouse is the king's only niece. Because of the king's favour, she has never hidden her dislike for the queen. Does she intend to use this? How does this relate to the extra Gold?" Lord Morge asked thoughtfully.

"Probably this is what she intends to present to the king, so as to have him dispose of the queen. But this could all go away by royal order. This is only possible if the king intends to have the queen disposed." Walter speculated and Lord Morge's pupil shrunk.

"This takes this to another level. If the king himself wants the queen disposed, that means he intends to make sure the crimes unquestionably stick. If it's just these, then it's not worth mentioning. It must be big. If the side she supports is the king, then there must be a reason she wants the money to disappear." Walter continued.

"Unless the way to make the crime stick and the crime big enough to unquestionably dispose the queen is one and the same. The missing money." Lord Morge said.

"It matters not. I will bring this to Her Ladyship tonight. If she intends we do nothing, then this doc.u.ment will disappear. If she says otherwise, then I will ask straight out who the extra gold belongs to when I go to meet Lady Steinhouse." Walter said taking the doc.u.ment from Lord Morge.